Food Competition 2003
Old Harkers Arms - Heats
Harker’s champion dish on the day was their Caribbean chicken with grilled sweet potato and broccoli, which was tremendous visually and smelt fantastic, as well as tasting great. It could go straight onto a pub menu now.
Starter:
Stilton, apple and nut salad with orange and cranberry dressing
Nice steady dish - pleasing but not overwhelming.
Light Bite:
Thai chicken noodles with naan bread
Flavours excellent. Problem is shortage of meat and description.
Main:
Caribbean chicken with grilled sweet potato and broccoli
Lovely colours, smells fantastic. Could go straight on pub menu.
Pudding:
Hot vanilla sponge with apricot syrup.
'Just what is says on the tin'. Regular good pudding but no extra dimension.
Prepared by:
Dean Olsen
Chris Bunting
| Heats | Final | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Black Jug | ||
| Old Harkers Arms | ||
| Hare | Hare | |
| Grosvenor Arms | Grosvenor Arms | Grosvenor Arms |
| Pant-yr-Ochain | Pant-yr-Ochain | |
| Armoury | ||
| Dysart Arms | ||
| Glasfryn | ||
| Cross Foxes | ||
| Corn Mill | ||
| Pen-y-Bryn |
The Challenge
Every pub must enter a starter, light bite, main course and pudding. The dishes need to be prepared, cooked and put together in the morning before judging at lunchtime.
In the first round, three or four pubs each day go up against each other. The winner overall on each day goes through to the final, which is held two weeks later.
Pub managers and senior chefs are encouraged to come along for the judging and to lend support at the tastings and see what their crews have done, but they can't make any alterations or comment until after the judging - or heckle the other pub teams.
The Criteria
Each dish will be judged under the following criteria; the written description of the dish; the style of the dish; presentation; taste and balance; value for money for the customer; gross profit to the pub; kitchen efficiency; likelihood of consistent reproduction; ease of service to the table.
Prizes
The winning team will enjoy the glory, the admiration and undoubtedly the accusations of bias and double-dealing from all their peers. They will also receive a trophy and probably a case or two of something quaffable to share amongst the team.